Eight days after Hurricane Ida, 71 percent of New Orleans electricity restored

[TexasTowelie]

Eight days after Hurricane Ida barreled through New Orleans and knocked out power to the entire city, 71 percent of Entergy New Orleans customers have had their power restored, company executives announced on Monday. That’s a big jump from Sunday, when the company announced that only 39 percent of customers had been restored.

“This is a good day,” Entergy New Orleans CEO Deanna Rodriguez said.

Regionally, 51 percent of the 902,000 Entergy customers who lost power during the storm have been restored.

“Eight days after being struck by one of the most destructive hurricanes to ever strike U.S. soil, we have hit a major milestone,” Entergy Louisiana CEO Phillip May said on Monday. “Our massive workforce of more than 26,000 workers from 41 states working tirelessly have restored power and a sense of normalcy to 51% of the 902,000 customers that were affected by the storm.”

Rodriguez said the company was still on track to restore most of New Orleans’ power by Sept. 8, excluding some areas on the eastern edge of Orleans Parish which are outside of the levee system. Those areas are expected to regain power in late September.

Read more: https://thelensnola.org/2021/09/06/eight-days-after-hurricane-ida-71-percent-of-new-orleans-electricity-restored/

[Haggard Celine]

1. That's great news.

They were saying right after the storm that New Orleans would be without power for weeks, so this is wonderful. I hope their water and sewer are restored soon as well.

[zuul]

3. Water and sewer service have been restored in New Orleans.

They’re asking us to use water wisely so the systems don’t become overloaded. Parts of Jefferson Parish, a very populous area to the immediate west of us, are still under a ‘boil water’ advisory.

Even though I drank only bottled water (and only brushed my teeth with bottled water) I got a nasty stomach bug about 4 days ago. It must have been from showering.

I probably should have gone to the hospital, but there were few beds available before the storm due to the Covidiots. I’m still not quite over it, but boy was I sick. I’ve never had anything like this. I was pretty dehydrated even though I was drinking as much water as I could.

I’m so pissed at the dumb shits who won’t get vaccinated.

[Haggard Celine]

6. I'm sorry you're sick!

It's got to be a lot worse under these circumstances. I'm glad your water and sewer have been restored. That's the most important thing. I wasn't sure what to expect after the first estimates they were giving. They were probably estimating it would take so long in order to keep people out of the city while they were doing their work.

I just looked up some suggestions for home remedies regarding stomach problems, and it said ginger, mint, and spearmint are all good for indigestion and diarrhea. Sounds like you might need something from a doctor, though, but I don't know if you can reach your doctor or if you have a pharmacy available.

The anti-vaxxers piss me off, too! They're taking up all the beds in the hospitals that people need during a disaster. You don't want to wait too long before you're seen by a doctor, though. You might need something done about this right away. If you want to drive over here to Gulfport, I probably could get you an appointment with my doctor. Don't let it go for too long!

[zuul]

8. Thank you. I'm going to try to reach my doctor

at Ochsner today. I suspect they are overwhelmed with people who need help.

A couple of pharmacies have opened. Long, long lines, but I finally got a few prescriptions yesterday.

I’m just glad I have power and running water, even though it’s in drinkable. I can’t imagine going through this stomach thing and not being able to flush the toilet.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Each storm is a stress test of sorts

Emergency response, FEMA, companies, infrastructure improves as the crises roll along. 71% is good performance!

[Throck]

4. This is awesome. An army of power workers.

I wonder how far they came in from?

I saw trucks mobilizing in PA days before.

[Phoenix61]

5. They rewired Bay County, Fl in 13 days after Michael.

It was amazing how fast they got everything done. That’s part of what FEMA does. Coordinate all the different groups of electrical workers. They have that part down to a fine art.

[CCExile]

7. Quite different than under TFFFG (The Former Former Former Guy)! Now, granted...

That this time the levees held, but the whole approach and tenor of the response is so much more Democratic than Republican. No abdicating responsibility, no blaming the victims, no callous disregard of human suffering, no appointing of cronyish incompetents. Oh, and NO TOSSING OF PAPER TOWELS,

[Quakerfriend]

9. Yes, and Biden put people in place

BEFORE the storm hit.

[rickyhall]

10. I they'd just take the off the poles & put in the ground but nooooo.....

[TexasTowelie]

12. I saw an article that addressed your comments:

https://lailluminator.com/2021/09/06/can-burying-power-lines-protect-storm-wracked-electric-grids-not-always/

Can burying power lines protect storm-wracked electric grids? Not always

...underground lines are susceptible to damage from water incursion driven by storm surges or flooding. So, choosing the location of power lines means choosing which threat is more manageable.

[IronLionZion]

11. You try explaining this to people in developing countries

they refuse to believe that an American city can have no electricity for 8 days